Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Co-editors Will Appear at Old Firehouse Books on November 10, 2012

Kumarian Press co-editors of the newly released publication Conflict-Related Sexual Violence will be at Old Firehouse Books in Ft. Collins, CO for a book lecture and signing on November 10th at 7pm. Copies of the book will be available on-site.

Oct. 23, 2012 - PRLog -- Ft. Collins, CO: Susan Dewey and Tonia St. Germain, co-editors of the new Kumarian Press publication Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, will appear at Old Firehouse Books located in the heart of Ft. Collins, CO for a book lecture and signing. This free event is open to the public and includes a book lecture and signing. The event will begin promptly at 7:00PM on November 10, 2012. Copies of the book will be available on-site to purchase.

About the book

Conflict-Related Sexual Violence presents completely original work by anthropologists, international human rights lawyers, legal theorists, political scientists, mental health professionals, and activists who report upon their respective research regarding responses to conflict-related sexual violence in Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Colombia, Haiti, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and South Africa. The bulk of the book addresses the implications of international responses to conflict-related sexual violence through analyses of the gaps between policy and practice with respect to efforts made by international organizations, criminal courts and tribunals to reduce or respond to conflict-related sexual violence.

The book is available for sale on the publisher’s website: kpbooks.com and retails for $29.95.

About the editors

Susan Dewey is Assistant Professor, Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Wyoming.

Tonia St. Germain, is Adjunct Associate Professor at University of Wyoming and the former Director of the Gender Studies Program at Eastern Oregon University.

Where to go

The event will be held at Old Firehouse Books on November 10, 2012 at 7pm. The venue is located at: